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A. Read Canada Profile and ask questions to the given pieces of information.
GEOGRAPHY
| Area | total: 9,984,670 sq. km. land: 9,093,507 sq. km. water: 891,163 sq. km. | |
| Natural resources | iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower | |
| PEOPLE | ||
| Population | 32,805,041 (July 2005 est.) | |
| Nationality | noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian | |
| Languages | English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% | |
| GOVERNMENT | ||
| Government type | a constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation | |
| Capital | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Main cities | Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver | |
| Independence | 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (independence recognized) | |
| National holiday | Canada Day, 1 July (1867) | |
| National symblos | the maple leaf and the beaver | |
| Executive branch | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II, represented by Governor General head of government: Prime Minister | |
| Legislative branch | bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes | |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court of Canada; Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts | |
| Political parties | Bloc Quebecois; Conservative Party of Canada; Green Party; Liberal Party; New Democratic Party | |
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| Canada Parliament | Supreme Court of Canada |
